QUETTA CITY
Is an erroneous English derivation Quetta which is province Pakistan (Urdu), Quetta is known as Pakistan “fruit garden “Quetta is also known as in the Pushtu language Tort from kwatta meaning sand is situated a river valley near Afghanistan, which lies in the northeast of the province. densely populated Quetta District is a natural forts (fort in Pushu, the word derives from kwatta) Quetta History, with a road. to Kandahar in the northwest, border Mordar and, Takatoo, The encircling hills have the resounding names of Chiltan surrounded as it is by imposing hills on all sides his invasions of the century when it was captured by Mahmood of Ghazni on one of 11 Quetta was first mentioned in the Zarghun old son Akbar-year-leaving his one the Moghul emperor Humayun rested here on his retreat to Persia 1543th the subcontinent taken by Akbar in only to be when the Persians took it. 1556 The Moghuls ruled Quetta until until he returned two years later. Although mud houses 300 walled fort surrounded by the first westerner to visit Quetta described it as a mud 1828in 1595 permanent British that Quetta came under 1876 it was not until, 1839 occupied briefly by the British during the First Afghan War in since Partition the population of Quetta has increased control and Robert Sandman was made political agent in Baluchistan Quetta District and the introduction of commercial fruit fanning Because of US military base and Hading activities dramatically was a bright and busting city. 1935 May 31 before the devastating earthquake of Quetta now support about half a million people. It was almost Quetta. Those couple minutes of the earthquake seemed like hours to the people of Quetta store buildings with multiful day completely destroyed in this earthquake and was virtually razed to the ground in the small hours of the morning of the fated the bricks and reinforced built with houses are generally single store and quake proof. Today people perished 40,000 when about the bricks of Quetta have a yellowish tinge unlike the red, incidentally. The structure is generally of lighter material concreted by three different Quetta city is comprised of a valley surround, Geography and climate variety of Sindh and the Punjab Quetta has minimum winter temperatures ranging well. It is north west of Karachi and south west of Islamabad mountain ranges Snowfall was (F’68) C 20 while maximum winter temperatures seldom crosses. (P36) C13 below freezing point and as low as while summer maximum a common feature in month of January tin late eighties but after that snowfall has become rare in winters Quetta does entry. Unlike to the rest of the coup respectively (F53)C12 and (F+104) C40 and minimum temperature hover around 1998. According to the Demography “In gener Quetta has a dry climate not have a fertile rainy seasoned during monsoon time a tune majority. The city dominated by a Pash 565, 137 census Quetta was the ninth biggest oily of Pakistan with a population of Brahui, (Hazaragi dialect) Persian, Balochi, The Push Balochi and Hazara minority with an eclectic smattering of smaller groups Quetta was the fell giving the city a very multicultural, Punjabi and Urdu languages are spoken in large parts of Quetta Sindhi when, a 1970 Most of the Baloch settled in Quetta after, outskirt of Kandahar till it was captured by the British in Second Afghan war Quetta was made the new province by the name of Balochistan was created after One Unit system was abolished in Pakistan Quetta tribesmen are known for their friendliness and The inhabitants are mainly Pashtuns: Culture capital city of Balochistan Jinnah Road is full of Pashtun The main bazaar on making visitors comfortable is an integral part of their local traditions, hospitality and full Baloch hawkers with red embroidered caps. Hazara traders sitting in their shops many of them wearing turbans traders which has produced more Quetta Football is popular in sports, skirted nomad women carrying bundles of imported cloth for sale Teams in Quetta include the known football ground-Mali Bagh is the best renowned players then any other part of Pakistan har All Changezi and Haider Asg. Olympian sportsmen are Syed Ibrar Ali Shah. In boxing, Baloch and Afghan football clubs, Hazara Quetta has many higher education Educational Institutions. The three bakers belong to the Hazara ethnic group: All Changezi entry celebrated its rec, which was founded by the British. The prestigious military Command and Staff College institutions. The Balochistan University of Information Technology and 1974 University of Balochistan was established in hundredth anniversary Staff College Management Sciences Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences Command and Nau public College Government College of Technology –Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University of Balochistan Tameer de network of is well connected with the country by a with. Although Quetta is on the western edge of Pakistan Balochistan Transport Shaheen Air International and Airblue all have regular Pakistan International Airlines: A Transport, railways and airways roads Pakistan Islamabad and Peshawar, Lahore, fights between Quetta and other major cities of Pakistan including Karachi Other international passengers traveling to Quetta can reach International Airlines have a direct flight between Dubai and Quetta extensive. The Road and Railway, Islamabad or Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi Lo. Quetta via any of the other main hubs of Pakistan km or 1,170) Lahore in northeast, track (miles 536) km 863 by a network of Pakistan Railways connects Quetta to Karachi in south d that connects A metalled road is to present along the railroad (miles 966km or 1587) and Peshawar further northeast 727 but the train, A track from the frani city of Zahodan links to Quetta via Talian.
Jacobabad and Rohn, Quetta to Karachi via Sibi Quetta to Lahore is Even though the near distance from Quetta. Due to unrest in Balochistan 2006service were temporaly disabled in So all there is no direct railroad track on this route because of the Sulaiman ange that lies in the east of Quetta, km 700 merely before continuing north b first (near Sindh km south upto Rohn 350 bound trains for Punjab or KPK must go – twist provides the main network of (Palstan Telecommunication Corporation Limited) PTCL Telecommunication or KPK/to Punjab and Pakistan provide Many Internet Service Providers and almost all major mobile phone companies operating in landline telephone. It is advertised as a thrilling. Quetta is a major tourist attraction for tourists from abroad: Tourist Attractions, service in Quetta the) Iqbal-e-hrah. Some prominent bazaars of Quetta are located on the roads full of adventure and enjoyment, location, (little Tokyo) Alamdar road, (the Liaquat and Suraj Gang Bazaar Modern Electronics) Liaquat-e Shahrah (Kandahar Bazaar regularly the Balochi paretic. tourists can find colorful handcrafted art. Here and Hazara town (Safest place for Punjabis) Toghi Road For those interest in Norozi and Hazaragi Carpets which are admired all over the world, Hazaragi Chapat, mirror work embroidery ntho is said to be very Ma, Hazaragi Aash, (leg of lamb) “Sajji “The there are many sumptuous dishes to least upon, local cuisine which is dried in shade and kept for the (whole lamb) “Landhi “The Pathan tribesmen of the valley also enjoy good by locals serve Pakistani and They Cafe Farah and Cafe Baldia Taba the best being Lal Kabab shops are very popular “Kebab”, winters Some of the finest mutton in the country is raised around Quetta while Cafe China specializes in Chinese cuisine. Continental food and clean hotels in Alamdar Sma. that most of the eating houses offer “Pulao” it has a delicious smell which can be sampled in the from Quetta is the valley of Pishin, km 50About: Pishin Valley road provide real comfort for tourists in peaceful environments rocks to bring to the surface the made by boring holes into, which is surrounded by thousands of acres of vineyards and orchards seven miles from, peaches and apricots is loaded at Yaru railway station, plums, grapes, The rich harvest of apples deep water a starting turquoise pool within bare, east of Quetta (six miles) Hanna Lake nestles in the hills ten kilometers: Hanna Lake, Pishin the irrigation dam rises out. At one end, there is a lakeside restaurant with picnic tables shaded by pine trees, brown surroundings and is crowded with hikers and campers in holidays, it is very attractive for holiday makers of the depths like battlements of a fort.
